year anniversary in a peaceful manner. >> there's just no need for that kind of aggression when we could have much more civilized ways of disagreeing. >> reporter: but some downtown owners are frightened by what they see protestors wearing masks, helmets and holding shields. this chase bank across from oakland city hall didn't take any chances. contractors boarded up all the windows with plywood. other small businesses shut down early. this restaurant closed four hours early. those who chose to keep their normal business hours say it was a slow day. this deli owner says business today is down by about 50% compared to a normal day. >> most of our business is from the business district from this area. so they won't be free to come out and relax. >> reporter: "occupy"

protestors say they won't damage any storefronts and say they are against cops not business owners. and there are a lot of police officers in riot gear surrounding this area right now. they are not right next to the protestors so to speak. they are kind of staying back to make sure they don't provoke the protestors. cops are not popular here. they are being depicted a pigs. at 7:00 there will be an anti- police march and rally marching to city police headquarters and back. so that will be centering. we'll see what happens in an hour. one other side note to talk about. in the last year or so, police officers here in oakland arrested about 700 "occupy" protestors but only 109 have been charged out of more than

700 protestors arrested. >> there was also talk about an anti-"occupy" protests people carrying bats against the "occupiers." have you seen that. >> reporter: no. i was not. pilot talkedpeople talked about byob, bring your own bats against the "occupiers." they say they are tired of people vandalizing city property so they saw with their own bats they could stop these folks but we haven't seen them out here tonight. >> da lin, thank you. the chp will soon be spilling into the streets of oakland as well to give that city's police force some much- needed hand. officers will be deployed next week to boost patrols in high crime areas. they will also be helping with traffic enforcement. a similar deployment is planned for stockton. the chp is applying for federal money. governor brown is making a

last-ditch effort for prop 30. if his tax plan doesn't pass he is warning for severe consequences for schools and colleges. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee reports. >> reporter: for the governor, this is a no-brainer. our schools need money and this is the only way to pay for it. but looking at the latest polls, voters are still split. the public policy institute of california just released these numbers. it shows that 48% will vote yes, 44% no, 8% undecided on prop 30. with the numbers trending down, the governor is out campaigning with a new spin on why we need prop 30. >> i'm spending every day between now and the election going around asking people, look at the pamphlet and vote yes on 30. any questions? >> make no mistake, it is not easy at all for businesses to support a tax increase. >> reporter: with the support

of the bay area council, the governor is now tying the fate of proposition 30 to the number one issue for voters, the economy and jobs. >> businesspeople also understand without a good school system without a vibrant university system, you can't grow the economy. so i think this thing comes down to a very stark choice. >> reporter: it's part of a new media blitz with governor brown reaching out to the press. earlier today, the governor spoke at kcbs radio with phil matier pushing his initiative that will raise state income tax on the wealthy and increase the sales tax by a quarter percent. >> the last ten yards to get over the goal line is this money for schools. it's an either/or, on or off, either money into schools or money out of schools of. >> reporter: at stake, $6 billion in automatic cuts to k- 12 schools and universities. >> and if the no vote prevails,

there is no doubt automatically the day after the election money comes out of our schools in the form of fewer class days, fewer teachers, higher tuition, and fewer classes at our community colleges. >> reporter: the governor says the state budget needs this to get back on track and he hopes that in 7 years california could have a balanced budget. >> to do that, i'm going to have to be dr. no. it's not pleasant. i don't know if i fully realized how much i have to say no. but that's the vocation i have chosen. and i will exercise the fiscal discipline to keep this state moving on track. >> reporter: and in his personal life the governor is famously frugal. he is proud to say he flies on southwest airlines and brings his lunch to work in order to pinch pennies. he is hoping that it will convince voters to send more money to sacramento. as for those against prop 30,

one person said, "we all want better schools. but prop 30 guarantees no new money to the classroom and allows politicians to spend the $50 billion on anything they want we'll never really know where the money goes. the governor says that's not true. he says the money will go into a special fund and he promises it will be audited frequently to make sure those dollars get to schools. california voters are facing a measure that could have a dramatic impact on their car insurance rates. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts takes a look at proposition 33 the so-called automobile insurance discount act. >> reporter: prop 33 is intended to make it more attractive to switch insurance companies. and it's one of california's insurance companies that is driving this campaign. it sounds like a good idea at least according to the commercials. >> proposition 33 encourages competition. >> proposition 33 is good for

california consumers. >> reporter: proposition 33 allows insurers to consider how long you have had coverage as one of the factors in setting rates. supporters say that means you will be able to keep your loyalty discounts even if you switch insurers. and it creates more incentive for drivers to get and stay insured. >> it's going to expand the discounts that drivers enjoy right now. what prop 33 will do is allow you to take your discount with you when you switch auto insurance companies. >> reporter: but opponents like this consumer advocate see it differently. they say 33 will penalize drivers without prior insurance or those with a lapse in coverage. >> prop 33 creates a brand-new surcharge system. >> reporter: he safes while rates may go down for people with a history of consistent coverage, under 33 he says they could go up for everyone else. >> under california law, if one person gets a discount, another person has to pay a surcharge because basically it all has to even up. >> reporter: but prop 33 supporter former san francisco

mayor willie brown says that argument is purely hypothetical because they can't predict the future. >> they don't have a substantive argument against it. they say it's like the camel's nose under the tent. it will lead to something else and they want to stop it. >> reporter: now, all this may sound a bit familiar. two years ago, californians faced a similar ballot measure spearheaded by the same man behind this year's effort, the 91-year-old founder of mercury insurance. so far, he has contributed $16 million, 98% of the money behind prop 33. >> in politics you follow the money. >> reporter: cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman says that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad. >> because it's self-interest doesn't mean the end result from a public policy per sperrive will be bad. >> reporter: but says it's definitely good for insurance companies. >> it means more business for them. >> reporter: prop 33 allows for exceptions to protect military members and people who have let their insurance lapse because they are out of work.

we should note the green money institute the supporters we interviewed received a $200,000 donation from mercury insurance and willie brown says is a good friend of mercury's founder. >> interesting. thank you for bringing those things to light, julie. new at 6:00 there's an arrest warrant out tonight for a former gilroy trustee and assembly candidate. the santa clara county d.a.'s office charged francisco dominguez with two counts of felony grand theft. the 51-year-old is accused of defrauding a santa clara county charitable organization and an international engineering firm out of tens of thousands of dollars. apple's profits rose 24% in its 4th quarter but that's that fell short of expectations. the cupertino-based company also indicated that strong demand and limited supply of iphone and ipad products will continue through the end of the year. despite hefty sales, apple says that the products are expensive to make and that cuts into

profits. the stock closed down 1% today to $609 a share. cooler weather could mean the housing market is cooling off along with it but not in the bay area. according to one website as the days get shorter so are the number of days a home here might go unsold. every bay area county except solano showed shorter stays on the market. alameda county saw the number of days that a house sat on the market drop 48%. san mateo 55%. 18% in san francisco. got a fascination for forensics? how you can feel like you're on the set of "csi." >> it keeps me alive. i like people, to get acquainted with anybody. >> proof there is a place in pro baseball for people of all ages especially at at&t park. >> all right, meteorologist paul deanno with some current temperatures outside. we have the sunshine but we don't have the warmup just yet. widespread 60s out there

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free on bail. yesterday, police say they d pound of marijuana a hercules teacher arrested on suspicion of selling pot is free on bail. yesterday, police say they found more than 1 pound of marijuana and $4,000 inside the car of 66-year-old allen goodman of walnut creek. the car was parked at the hercules middle school parking lot and detectives are investigating whether drugs were sold at the school. other bay area headlines now san francisco police say a gunman in a car shot at a plainclothes officer on 101 early this morning. the officer was not injured. the gunman and two others then led police on a car chase that ended in the mission district.

police arrested one of the suspects and are looking for the other two. san jose police arrested two women suspected of shooting another woman in a shopping center parking lot this morning. the victims survived at the plant shopping center. police investigating motive but they believe the victim and suspects know each other. a crash compromised the safety of this home in san francisco's castro district. car smashed into the garage on market street this morning. no injuries were reported. but it is still unclear when it will be safe to go back into the house. a san francisco family safe tonight after a two-alarm fire ripped through their vernal heights home. a couple and young boy were in the house on andover street before 4:00 this afternoon in the bernal heights home. no word on the cause of the fire. a bay area coroner's office is offering a firsthand look at the science used to crack a

case. cbs 5 reporter don ford gives us a peek into what crime drama fans might call csi: san mateo. >> reporter: crime scene investigator shows are some of the most popular on tv. now is your chance to visit a real one. the san mateo sheriff forensic laboratory celebrating halloween and is having a public open house. show up and they will take you on a tour. these fifth graders are from ohlone elementary school. >> i think it's going to be awesome. >> reporter: luke courier says there's a lot to see. >> fingerprinting over there and there's a dna testing. there's a firearms room right here. >> reporter: the ballistics recovery tank is popular. no demonstrations today. but the kids get to see how bullets are safety fired and collected by the scientists. >> going to hit it. >> why is there red on it? >> reporter: fun tours aside this is a serious lab doing serious work. almost 30 scientists handling

nearly 20,000 pieces of evidence a year. lab director alex says the tv shows have changed the business. >> years ago, when i would go to testify, the jurors would fall asleep because you were the science guy talking about science and it was boring. now they will be asleep and they wake up because they think the show is about to begin. >> reporter: unlike the it shows, which wrap things up in 55 minutes, unlike the tv shows, scientists say to process an item takes weeks and often times months. just what does dna stand for? >> die oxynucleic acid. >> something. >> reporter: the lab is open from 10 to 6 tomorrow. in san mateo, don ford cbs 5. first it was a meteorite then just a plain rock, now a nasa rock expert is having another change of heart. he is taking a closer look at the golf ball-sized space rock found in the yard of a home in novato and says it is in fact a

piece from this weekend's meteor shower. the meteorite expert came to the conclusion after a matching meteorite was found just two miles away. it might be a sport for young to play. but baseball's appeal is timeless. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman is at at&t park where some of the giants veteran employees are on hand for the world series tonight. hey, mike. >> reporter: hey. well, yes it's timeless and ageless and seniority rules here at at&t. as you said. there's a reason they call it the old ballgame. >> go giants! >> reporter: some say baseball is a young man's sport. mary would say you're wrong. >> i'm 91. >> reporter: 91 years old. dean of field box section 108. an usher for the giants for more than two decades and rarely misses a good morning. >> i think it keeps me alive. i like people. i like to get acquainted with anybody, you know, and i really enjoy it. >> reporter: we aren't sure but

it's a pretty good bet she is the oldest person working around major league baseball today. >> just come in here and knowing i have a place to go and be happy. >> you don't want to be a fan and get on her bad side. mary will put her foot down right away. but otherwise she's awesome. she's great. >> this is just like my family here. >> reporter: it was like family really until 2002 when her husband, also an usher, died. part of her working keeps those memories alive. >> she goes -- >> reporter: don is only 82 but has been opening doors for giants for 40 years. >> you have to keep active meet more people, meet younger people, know everything that's going on, be aware of it. if you sit at home and watch television all the time, then you get inactive. >> it's great. i think it's part of the character of the ballpark. >> reporter: the giants boss larry baer likes having such veterans around. >> baseball is so generational. you see so many grandparents bringing grandkids to the game. it fits the whole environment

here. >> reporter: and no one knows the ups and downs of the life like 79-year-old david. >> i been working all my life and i don't want to be in the house sitting in a chair. >> reporter: it's not the best seat in the house but at least he's still moving. these people are so inspiring, i don't think i ever want to retire -- really. what we're looking at is the other side of mccovey cove. it's like a sir ra painting out here. it's so cool. the colors are so vibrant. people are here to be near the ballpark. it's so cool. you don't have to spend $475 to get into the park. i don't know if you get a chance -- hopefully they will come back -- actually they will sweep. if they do, being out here is very cool. >> you know, it's just a full city experience. i mean, everyone that loves the giants can be near them. i think it's really great,

including you. >> reporter: it's a ball out here. you just want to be part of it. it's a rich person's sport in there. >> yeah. >> reporter: just to grab a piece of it this is just so cool out here. >> i love that the gate wherever can stand for free and they shift every three innings. that's fabulous. that's baseball. >> reporter: it is. that's the charm of this ballpark. >> all right, mike. have a good time. >> reporter: okay. cbssf.com is your destination for all things giants. gear up with clothing from our fan shop. find out the best sports bars to watch the game. and follow all of your favorite giants from our twitter wall. known, paul deanno. i think you love baseball so much, i don't know, paul, that ain't working. >> that's not work. it's all play. play baseball with my 5-year- old in the backyard and he is loving the giants and world series like you are. you can feel the energy in the city. we could use some of it to warm us up because we had another afternoon in the 60s. it's always nice when we' taking about the 80s.

we can also talking about skiing in the same sentence. welcome to northern california. lake tahoe was dry but it wasn't earlier this week. check the view from squaw valley. it opened today! earliest opening in its 51-year history. and some of the hard core folks they went out enjoyed it today. ski season officially open in northern california. you will have sunshine up there next calm days. bay area is now drying out. here's what's happening. storm track way up in western washington, western oregon. they are going to see some rainfall. we will not. it's all about high pressure building in. high pressure shoving that storm track up to the north. some fog tomorrow morning but lots of afternoon sunshine much like today. saturday and sunday even better even warmer and sunnier because high pressure builds to our north giving us a northwest flow of air and that is a flow of air that this time of the year makes us warm and keeps us sunny and we'll be that way all the way through monday. a beautiful stretch of weather through the weekend. livermore 75 for friday, san

jose 73. oakland 70. san francisco 68. santa rosa 74. pacifica 65 degrees. everybody enjoying sunshine for your tgif. 80s inland. want to go skiing? go to tahoe. 80s inland only a couple of hours apart. near the bay mid-70s. mid-60s at the coast cloudier by next tuesday. and showers do return to our forecast by next wednesday. and that is your cbs 5 forecast. >> looking good. >> thanks. the bill comes, customers caught off guard. the surprising new fee at a bay area restaurant. >> and just in time for halloween, how you can keep track of your kids while they are out trick or treating. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

fee." at least one san francisco as added a 25-do it sounds hike a page stolen out of the airlines' playbook restaurants tacking on a table fee.

at least one san francisco restaurant has added a $25 charge for large parties that require any preplanning like special menus. the groups ordering off the regular menu are exempt. still these kind of add ons could be the wave of the future. some hot spots in new york city are even considering an extra charge tow dine during peak hours. a competition between starbucks and mcdonald's is heating up. the hamburger chain announced it will start selling 12-ounce packages of ground coffee next month in canada. customers can find them at the majority of the 1400 stores there will cost a little over 7 u.s. dollars. still no comment on whether there are plans to start selling the coffee in the united states but just last month they filed trademarks for mccafe ground and whole bean coffee. halloween is less than a week away and there's a new way for parents to keep tabs on

their children. alert id is an online service that tells members of dangers in the area including crime trends and natural disaster alerts. it also allows users to send pictures of their children to the police if they go missing. it helps fight crime. >> if you see something suspicious or something of concern to you you just post it and it goes out to all the neighbors in a mile radius. >> alert id is free and is supported by local law enforcement. coming up in our next half hour, rather strange burglary burglaries targeting dental offices. the thieves are after something that coul kill. the invisible danger. >> michelle obama comes to california for cash. the celebrities helping the first lady's fundraiser. >> microsoft overhauls its flagship product. the radical changes coming to windows. ,,,,

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,,,, this that police in oaklande hoping to avoid tonight: as the occupy movement marka very violent anniversary. now at 6:30 it's scenes like this in oakland that police hope to avoid as the "occupy" marks a violent anniversary. a year ago tonight, police dismantled the "occupy oakland" camp at frank ogawa plaza.

the move outraged protestors and sparked riots in the streets. tonight a few hundred "occupiers" have returned to mark the anniversary with a rally and march to police headquarters. that is supposed to happen about a half hour from now. "occupiers" say that they will make a few more stops along the way but they are not saying where. they say they plan to show video of last year's clashes between protestors and police. they are probably to keep things peaceful. so far they have. but plenty of police are standing by keeping an eye on things and several of the downtown businesses have boarded up their windows as you saw just in case. it used to help relieve fear at the dentist office. but recently tanks of nitrous oxide have been stolen in solano county. cbs 5 reporter john ramos shows us why getting high on this type of gas is no laughing matter. >> reporter: going to the depthist can be scary for -- dentist can be scary for kids

so vallejo children's dentistry uses nitrous oxide gas to take the fear away. >> it gives the kids a feeling of euphoria. >> yeah! >> reporter: youtube videos show how the gas makes people feel. and why it has been nicknamed laughing gas. >> you feel okay? [ laughter ] >> reporter: what's not funny are the thieves who have been breaking in to steal the gas tanks. three times here in the past week alone. >> it was night two and then this was last night. >> reporter: they have had gas stolen before. usually around high school graduation time. >> thrush is completely different. i mean this rush is with a vengeance. >> reporter: nitrous oxide is a controlled substance that can easily be overdosed. >> i have no idea what they are doing with it. >> reporter: but there is danger involved? >> yes, if they don't know what they are doing. you can die. >> reporter: the tanks will be removed at night while security is beefed up. and vallejo police are keeping a close eye on the place.

but to catch the guys who are pulling these heists, they might want to be on the lookout for people who sound a little like this. [ hysterical laughter ] >> reporter: in vallejo, john ramos, cbs 5. california is about to regain control of prison inmate healthcare. 7 years ago, federal courts took over saying prison healthcare was so bad that inmates were dying needlessly. tomorrow begins a test. prison staffers will make sure inmates get to doctors, hospitals and clinics. the court appointed overseer says those moves will determine whether the state has the capacity to maintain care. first lady michelle obama was in los angeles today for a fundraiser hosted by one of hollywood's super couples. actor will smith and his wife helped raise serious campaign cash. here's cbs reporter kristine lazar. >> reporter: the motorcade for first lady michelle obama pulled up to the gates of the sprawling 300-acre calabasas

estate of will and jada pinkett smith. inside a $2,500 a plate luncheon to raise money for her husband's campaign. >> i think she is statuesque, beautiful, intelligent and has everything going for her. >> reporter: sheriff's and the secret service kept protestors and the media across the street. but this family described the scene inside as intimate and uplifting. >> she was absolutely fantastic. inconspired. you would be fired up after listening to her. >> reporter: one guest shared this cell phone of the first lady addressing guests who dined on fish under a white tent. she encouraged guests to take out their checkbooks and write a check to the obama victory fund. $10,000 got supporters a photos with mrs. obama. $40,000 afforded them a one-on- one meet and green. >> it was outstanding. it was amazing. >> reporter: choreographer debbie allen was a guest. >> she is inspiring. she is so motivating and she has us all on a mission. >> go romney/ryan! >> reporter: not everyone was on team obama.

across the street romney supporters waved and american flag and held up signs as cars entered the event. >> i really want the democrats who are coming today to see michelle obama to understand that there are republicans in this country who are willing to stand up for mitt romney and paul ryan. >> reporter: before heading back to washington the first lady has two events tomorrow. one in san diego, the other in las vegas. both are also to raise money. in calabasas, kristine lazar, cbs 5. with just 12 days to go before the election, the road to the white house has become a well worn path through the battleground states. president obama and mitt romney have covered nearly 10,000 miles in just the past two days and with the race neck and neck they are going back to the number one issue to seal the deal with undecided voters, the economy. >> this election is, therefore, a big choice. america wants to see big changes. we are going to bring big changes. >> we can't afford to go back to the same poll says that got

us into the mess. we have to stick with the policies that are getting us out of the mess. and that why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> president obama has already cast his ballot. he made history in chicago this afternoon as the first sitting president to vote early. it is one of the biggest tech stories in years. are you sitting down? we're not talking about apple. how microsoft is completely revamping its windows operating system. >> plus, what you could get if companies founded by stanford grads form an independent nation. live from mccovey cove outside at&t park the giants may be over there playing now but earlier today we'll show you where they were around the bay area. that's coming up on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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giant's most radical re-desn ever. but will the changes be enough to take a bite ouf apple? cbs 5 it's microsoft's biggest gamble in eight years. windows 8 launches tomorrow as the most radical redesign ever but will it take a bite out of apple? cbs 5 reporter len ramirez got a preview. >> reporter: the xbox got microsoft employees up and moving but they hope tomorrow's public release of windows 8 will have them dancing in the aisles. >> i think the consumers will experience microsoft in a whole new way. >> reporter: michael manages the store at valley fair, wh